Making Easy (And Gourd-geous) Fall Decor

Yes, that was a gourd pun. Although I must admit that my all time favorite post title ever was Oh My Gourd (see that post here). Anyway, in case you couldn’t tell, this post is about gourds. I like injecting a little seasonal interest into our home in a few fun and inexpensive ways (think Halloween decor like this and Thanksgiving decor like this). And given my love of all things white and ceramic I couldn’t help myself when we came across these faux gourds at JoAnn Fabrics for 50% off their $2.99 price tag (so I grabbed all five for $7.45).

Then I spray painted the heck out of them with some white glossy paint. Hard to believe, I know. At least I’m consistent with my white object obsession.

Within a few minutes of spraying and a few hours of drying I was left with these babies. Which I’m happy to report not only look like glossy white ceramic creations, but also feel just like them too (they were made of dense foam that was a bit heavier than you’d expect, so the whole result is actually a lot more convincing than I thought it would be).

I like how they look grouped on a ceramic cake stand and definitely plan to work them into this year’s Halloween and Thanksgiving related decorating adventures. Speaking of seasonal decor, what are you guys doing to usher in the temperature change and those upcoming holidays? We had to put the heat on for the first time last night. Brr.

I went to the apple orchard with my parents over the weekend, and I was bound and determined to pick a white pumpkin like you guys had last year. Once we got out to the pumpkin patch, the heavens opened up and started down pouring on us. To speed up the process I asked the tractor driver/farmer where I could find a white pumpkin and he replied, “Oh, the white ones are already picked and in a box up front!” 30 minutes later after riding the tractor back to the front I walked away with freezing, soaked through clothes and the biggest white pumpkin I could find. I’d say it was a success.

We’re adding splashes of fall colors including mustard and chocolates. I also have a few spray painted items in the works for Halloween and Thanksgiving decor. I love the look you’ve achieved. If only our leaves were changing to really get fall started.

YAY – this is a fun post! I jumped on the All Things White Ceramic bandwagon and now I have some pretty seasonal decor too! I’m still working on a cute place to display them and to spook-ify my little casa for the holidays.

Clever I must say. We grow our own gourds (much like John and his accidental farming) we found that they are quite simple to do. I wonder what spraypaint would do to the real thing? Have you ever tried it? I’m guessing they won’t last as long. I must say that your white beauties can be enjoyed year after year which is really quite smart budget-wise!